The last three days has been one of the highlights of our trip. Coulter, Amy, Olea and Ellery met us in Seaside, Oregon where we rented an Air BNB for three days. Our first day was spent mostly on Cannon Beach which is famous for its sea stacks and the tidal pools. Most of the tidal pools were not accessible, but we were still able to find anomies and star fish. The starfish hung from a distant rock huddle together in colors and pattern the envy of any quilt maker. The large green anomie waved at us through the clear water and smaller pink ones poked shyly from the sand.

Olive ran and ran down the beach loving the freedom and chasing the girls. We kept her on the leash around the tidal pools. Just sitting there and gazing out into the ocean and at the sea stacks was such a treat.

In the afternoon the girls wanted to do the ropes course which to me was a nightmare of terror just looking at it. Ellery thought it totally unfair she could not do the adult course but watching Olea and Coulter doing it, I was glad she was not old enough. Very frightening I must say.

The next day brought us to Ecola Beach which I kept referring to as E.coli Beach. It did not warrant that name as it was an amazing beautiful beach of which the girls and Olive could not get enough of it. Olive found a small river coming onto the beach and did a performance swim of laps for all of the people standing there. She would not come out of the water, but swam up and down showing off her best swimming skills.

Good-byes are always hard as we left for somewhere in Oregon. We drove through some of the most beautiful scenery including distant views of the snow-covered Rocky’s. The acres of fields went on forever in gorgeous colors of greens, yellows, and sienna. We followed the Columbia River for quite a distance. What an impressive river it is. We stopped to view the fish ladders and watch the fish swim upstream. We finally put in at Pendleton. OR, famous for Pendleton clothes and blankets. The downtown had the Italianate style of architecture so popular in Western buildings with the false third story. Most of the buildings were built for retail lining up on Main Street. Most are made of brick.

Onward and Eastward we slowly make our way. Where we go each night is a mystery. Tonight we are in Twin Falls, ID. Who knows the name of the famous person who tried a stunt here?